Is
There Anything I Can Do now to Avoid the Long Time Priority Date Cutoff
and Visa Unavailability for Chinese?

Dr. William:

I
am very surprise today to find out that the State Department Visa Bulletin for October
2005 retreats the Chinese visa number of EB1 to January 1, 2000, and the visa
number of EB2 to May 1, 2000. As a Research Associate at an University, is there
anything I can do now to avoid the long time priority date cutoff and visa
unavailability for Chinese? Please help!

A: The official State Department's October 2005 Visa Bulletin confirms long
time prediction of visa number unavailability for certain immigration
categories, such as EB1 and EB2 priority date cutoff. It is VERY important that Chinese
and Indians should take immediate actions now, before the October Visa Bulletin
takes effective on October 1, 2005.

If you believe you are eligible for EB1 (EB1-EA, EB1-OR,
EB1-Executive/Manager) or NIW, you should file the concurrent I-140/I-485 quickly, before the end of September
2005. If you have a certified labor certification of EB-2 categories, you should
also file concurrent I-140/I-485 before the end of September 2005. It is critically
important. Otherwise, you may need to wait more years to file your I-485 and
even longer to get your Green Card, due to the long time visa unavailability for Chinese
and Indians beginning at October 2005.